The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL---TUEsDAY, JANUARY 25 1887

- NV Ohh Il ZO, 1907
The executive would be eff ;acious.
The situltion for year past had been
simply intolerable. Aqg-essions on
the American fishing interes's by the
Dominion 'authorit es had been per-
sisted in against every exDostulstion
and entresty on the part of tie Unite d
States. They were such IS bad never
been submitted to since the Infant
days OF the Rspub ic. He was bound
to Believe that three sgg essi DIS and
thcss assaults on the right Of
American citizens (hiQh handed
as they had bsen) had not been
brought about ny accident but were
the result OF deliberate pr mediation
and pre-dete rmination. II these acts
did not ceess that was the end OF the
negotiations and there must be some
oiher process resorted to. The last
dread process is the appeal to that
most formidable tribunal, declared
hos.iliEies, wsr. He thought the pro-
posed Tetalialory measures would
bling our neighbols to their senses,
but until the American Congress
shou d eeLd this note-not OF menace
but of warniog-these things would
continue.
Senator Vest said: at goes With
out taying that if the right OF the
humblest citizen Of the United S'ates
shall be attacked by any for
eign power there would exist an unsn-
unity OF the sentiment on the pa
of the people OF the United States
that those lights should be pr elected
and tast the glory and honor Of the
the American people should be PIE
served AS the Senator from Alabama
has very well said, there will be no
geographical or sectional difference If
this issue is ever made, and it will be
found that the men who wsre aIrayed
against each other in battle so lately
will and together in s>lid phalanx in
defense of these rights and honor.
But, Mr.. Presid nj, all this ialS which
runs 10 meet any such thing as war
with the other great English speaking
people of the world is to be depre-
Gated. l. is enough for u4 t. meet
any such c)nting nty when it is
absolutely impossible to avoid it. AS
for myself, / can safely say that i have
no sort of prejudice in favor o. Eng
land or her Institutions which prs-
vents me now from saying that |
would not hesitate one eiaele instant |
as to the conseq uences ii the Issue of |
individual rights or national honor be- |
present ID 10 this Congress or the peo-
pie. But it becomes us, Mr.. p esident,
to consid ar we'll every step We take in
regard to this most serious c1mplica-
ton. E gland was not without some
pretense OF right in h"c construction
OF the treaty of 1918. In relation
to these fishery fficulties Great
Brit lin stood to the United States pre-
cisely as she had stood in relation to
Mexico vixen the difficulties on the
Rio Grands brought ont the Mexican
war. Every Intelligent man knew
how local pledjudices ard contignity
famed into flame difficulties which,
of themselves, might be susceptible |
Of Adjustment. OF all the calamities
that could befAll either country, a war
bstwesn Great Britain and the
United STATE s would be the greatest. |
Tle pending bill Tor which he ex-
pr cted 10 vote) comes before the San
ate in the nature OF proposition for
commercial embargo. II not war, it |
was haf sister war. Still, he would |
vute for the bill because il contained |
provision that the President should |
have discretionary powers in the mat.
ter. He wcu notvote for it as q man
datoiy bill. He wou d not take the
respon ioiliiy of saying that the Presi-
dent should declare this embargo
while negotiations were still pending,
and while S 3nstors knew the full re-
sul's of what war with Great Britain
might mean. | was we'll enough to
talk in rhetorical STYLE abou, a war
with Great Britain. When they came
to the mater OF military resources
there were some things which had
batter he taid in secret session
The world in arms could not conquer
the United States on lis s1il-not five
such worlds in arms. The people OF
the Unitsd States were invincible in
any such struggle as that. But in a
maritime war, who could answer for
the result ? Who wanted to run the
risk Of throwing down the gauntlet OF
battle in sny such contest? Who
wanted to meet such contest how
ever high his patriotism or his mi itary
ardor, if he stopped 10 think or one
moment of the enormous loss, not
only OF life and property which wou d
follow from any such struggle"
Sc ator German thought the bill
did not go far enough. 1t wanted to
rke at the only point at which Can
| ada WAS vulnerable Tbat was the ex
Gus on of its cars AID engines by
winch its ado passed through this
country.
Senator Riddlebsrgar opposed the
bill b cause it was in the nature OF a
treaty with Great B ,itain. He wanted
no treaty.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Vest,
for the appointment OF commissioner
to take testimony in regard to the
losses and il juries il Il c I'd by British
authorities on Americans was lost -
yeas, II; nays, 81.
The bill was then passed-yeas, 46;
nay, (Riddleberger).
TIE text OF the bill was changed
only verbally. 1t was recently pub
lished.
Senator Beck then gave notica that
he would tomorrow ask the Senate to
consider the bill preventing members
Of Congress from acting as attorneys
for railroad companies.
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